Chapter 357: A Shouting Match
"Back then, Boss was too ugly, so I didn't want to have children with goblins. But now Boss is handsome, and I'm willing."
"Uh... sorry, Benben, Boss is a shallow looks-obsessed person."
"Looks-obsessed? Boss, what does that mean?"
"It means Boss only likes beautiful things."
"Then if Benben becomes human, will I turn into a beauty?"
"Yes, Benben can become the most beautiful woman Boss likes."
"If Benben becomes a beauty, will Boss have children with me?"
"Uh... Benben, why do you want to have children with Boss so badly?"
"Because Boss likes having children, so Benben wants to have them too."
"Uh, well, let's talk about it when the time comes."
Li Meng really couldn't imagine what Benben would look like as a beautiful human.
Could something like that even happen?
And what about Wangwang? What would Wangwang look like as a human?
"By the way, I wonder what's happened to that guy."
Thinking of magical beasts, Li Meng remembered the emperor-level Swamp Turtle in Goblin Forest.
"Little one, has that turtle returned?"
[No, there's no news yet.]
"Could it have died in the Wuwang Sea?"
The only sea bordering Goblin territory was the Wuwang Sea to the south.
That big turtle must have returned to the ocean, much like sea turtles that only come ashore at specific times to lay eggs before returning to the sea.
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For the next few days, Li Meng and Benben headed north.
They traveled slowly, stopping frequently without rushing.
The group, composed of humans, ogres, and Skurg, ventured deeper into the Ogre Mountains.
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On the fifth day, Ogre Mountains
On a certain mountain peak, three figures of varying sizes appeared.
"Boss, it's over there!"
Climbing to the peak, Benben pointed toward another mountaintop.
That mountain was smoking—it was an active volcano.
At the edge of the volcano lay a massive, crimson figure.
It had wings, scales, a long neck, and a dragon's body—perfectly resembling the dragons of Western fantasy.
"So big, its body must be close to fifty meters long."
Squinting his eyes at the fire sub-dragon near the volcano, Li Meng observed carefully.
Wangwang, sensing the dragon's aura, shrank back behind Li Meng in fear.
Benben, however, looked furious and unafraid.
The creature by the volcano had eaten many of her ogre underlings.
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[Fire Dragon (King)]
[Strength: 15142]
[Defense: 13157]
[Agility: 10371]
[Magic: 17167]
[Dragon Flame: LV2]
Seeing the stats, Li Meng's expression froze.
Wait a second—that wasn't a sub-dragon. It was an actual dragon!
An adult dragon would have emperor-level strength.
This meant the volcano's dragon was just a juvenile!
"A real dragon!"
Li Meng grinned, his eyes lighting up with excitement.
This was perfect.
He had always wanted a dragon as a subordinate, and now a real dragon had appeared before him.
Although it was only a juvenile, something was better than nothing.
"Benben, roar at it and wake it up!"
Benben stepped forward, took a deep breath, and let out a deafening roar.
"Sub-dragon, I'm going to eat you!"
The roar echoed through the mountains, reaching the volcano's crater.
The dragon lying by the crater opened its eyes, golden pupils locking onto the distant peak.
Raising its massive head, it opened its mouth.
"You're the sub-dragon! Your whole family is sub-dragons! I'm going to eat you, you damn ogre!"
Surprisingly, the dragon understood Benben's words.
Its roar also revealed its gender—it was a young female dragon.
"Wait a second, you're an ogre. You shouldn't be standing in the sunlight."
The dragon rose, gazing curiously at the ogre on the mountaintop.
This ogre was enormous, but it stood under the sun.
Ogres were supposed to fear sunlight, turning to stone when exposed.
Why hadn't this ogre turned to stone?
"You must be a mixed-blood ogre!"
The dragon's comment made Benben's eyes narrow sharply.
Standing on the mountaintop, Benben let out another roar.
"You're the mixed-blood! Your whole family is mixed-bloods!"
"How dare you insult me?"
The dragon roared angrily, spitting a ball of fire.
"Not only will I insult you, but I'll also eat you, you mixed-blood dragon!"
"What did you say? I am a noble dragon! A mere ogre like you would die with just one sneeze!"
"Then come over here! I'm waiting for you!"
"You're the one who came to me. You should come over!"
Despite her anger, the dragon's gaze darted around nervously, searching for an escape route.
She didn't fear the ogre—one sneeze would indeed kill it.
But the human on the ogre's shoulder was different.
Her instincts screamed danger, urging her to flee.
"You can fly! You can come here in an instant. I'd have to walk a long way!"
"Fine, I'll wait for you here. Come over."
"Coward! Are you scared?"
"Ridiculous! I am a noble dragon! Why would I fear a mixed-blood ogre that doesn't even fear sunlight?"
"I'm not mixed-blood!"
"You are! Otherwise, why aren't you afraid of the sun?"
"Say I'm mixed-blood again, and I'll have Boss beat you up!"
"What good is relying on your boss? If you've got guts, come yourself!"
"Fine, I'll come! Today, I'll kill you!"
"Come on, I'm waiting. Let's see who kills who!"
From afar, it looked like a heated shouting match between the dragon and the ogre.
Their roars echoed through the mountains, resembling a spat between two street brawlers.
Watching Benben and the dragon arguing like this, Li Meng was speechless.
They had come for a fight, not a shouting match.
Li Meng patted Benben's head and turned his gaze toward the dragon.
"Little dragon, I'll give you two choices: become my subordinate or be eaten by me!"
Hearing this, the dragon's pupils shrank.
"I choose neither! Haha, you two fools, I'm leaving!"
The dragon suddenly flapped its wings, creating a visible shockwave that swept across the area.
With a powerful leap, the massive crimson dragon soared into the sky.
With a resounding boom, it broke the sound barrier, quickly flying northward.
"Boss, it ran away!"
"Don't worry, it won't escape."
Li Meng stood up on Benben's shoulder.
The next moment, a holy white radiance erupted from his body.
A flash of white light shot into the sky, chasing after the dragon.
In less than ten seconds, the light streaked past overhead.
"This... this is impossible! How can you fly?"
Ahead, a holy figure suddenly blocked the dragon's path.
The dragon halted mid-air, flapping her wings anxiously.